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• Firefighter Hit By Van Continues To Improve

  08-02-2016 21:21
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – A local firefighter is continuing to recover after he being hit by a van on Interstate 5.
  Thank you for the support for FF/P Oviedo, his family, and the CFD. His condition is improving & we appreciate your continued thoughts.
  — Cosumnes Fire Dept. (@CosumnesFire) February 8, 2016The incident happened just after 1 a.m. Saturday while fire crews with the Cosumnes Fire Department and California Highway Patrol were investigating a single-vehicle crash on Interstat
  
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• Condition Of Firefighter Hit By Van Continues To Improve

  08-02-2016 21:21
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – A local firefighter is continuing to recover after he being hit by a van on Interstate 5.
  Thank you for the support for FF/P Oviedo, his family, and the CFD. His condition is improving & we appreciate your continued thoughts.
  — Cosumnes Fire Dept. (@CosumnesFire) February 8, 2016The incident happened just after 1 a.m. Saturday while fire crews with the Cosumnes Fire Department and California Highway Patrol were investigating a single-vehicle crash on Interstat
  
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• Nevada City officer, K-9 involved in three-vehicle crash

  08-02-2016 20:20
  
  A Nevada City police officer and his K-9 were involved in a three-vehicle collision Monday.
  
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• Chipotle Restaurants Opening Later Monday Due To Food Safety Meetings

  08-02-2016 19:45
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Chipotle restaurants across the country are opening late so employees can attend food safety meetings.
  Instead of opening at 11 a.m. local time, the restaurants will open at 3 p.m. The delay is so workers can attend meetings addressing the chain’s recent food safety issues. 
  Chipotle expects about 50,000 employees to go to more than 400 locations, such as movie theaters and hotel conference rooms. Employees will review an updated food safety program implemen
  
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• Faculty at all 23 CSU campuses prepare for strike

  08-02-2016 19:13
  
  The union that represents faculty, counselors, librarians and coaches at the 23 California State University campuses are preparing for a five-day strike that would be by far the largest since system-wide collective bargaining began in the early 1980s.
  
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• Suspect Reportedly Leaves Scene Of Crash That Injured 2 People In Sacramento

  08-02-2016 16:54
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Two people are in the hospital and a suspect is at large after their car was hit by another vehicle early Monday morning.
  Just after 1:30 a.m. Monday, two vehicles were reportedly driving together when one of the vehicles crashed into another vehicle on 12th Avenue near 34th Street, say officers.
  One of  the drivers left their crashed vehicle, got into the another vehicle and was driven away.
  Police say they have no information about the suspects.
  
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• 3 people escape North Highlands house fire

  08-02-2016 16:54
  
  An elderly couple and their adult son escape a house fire in North Highlands Monday after flames spread through the attic of their home, according to firefighters.
  
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• Woman found shot to death in Citrus Heights apartment

  08-02-2016 16:39
  
  A woman was found shot to death early Monday morning in a Citrus Heights apartment, but details remain unclear, according to police.
  
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• Man Dies Of Gunshot Wound Along Road In Walnut Grove

  08-02-2016 16:32
  
  WALNUT GROVE (CBS13) – Authorities are searching for clues after a man was shot and killed in Walnut Grove on Sunday night.
  Just after 10 p.m., emergency dispatchers received a call reporting that a man in his 50s was found lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen, according to Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Tony Turnbull.First responders found the man and tried to save him. A medical helicopter was also requested, but the victim died before
  
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• Fire Damages Patio And Attic Of North Highlands Home

  08-02-2016 15:47
  
  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) – A North Highlands home was damaged by fire on Monday morning.
  The fire broke out just after 5:30 a.m. on the patio of a home on Bainbridge Drive, near the intersection of Antelope and Walerga Roads. Firefighters say when they got the call they were given only a general area of the home and had to drive around to find it. When they arrived, firefighters found flames on the back of the home and inside the home’s attic. They were able to quickly put out the fir
  
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• Hillary Clinton Tours Flint, Michigan

  08-02-2016 15:37
  Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a visit to the House of Prayer Missionary Baptist Church in Flint Michigan. (Barbara Kinney/Hillary for America)
  (NNPA) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton took a pause from campaigning on Sunday, Feb. 7 to visit Flint, Michigan at the invitation of the city’s mayor, Karen Weaver, following weeks of conversations between the two leaders about the health crisis that citizens, particularly children, continue to face a
  
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• Experts Investigating Root Cause Of High Gas Prices In California

  08-02-2016 15:33
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A state panel is meeting Monday to investigate why California gas prices are consistently higher than the national average and whether state lawmakers can do anything about it.
  Fuel experts, economists and consumer advocates are expected to appear at a meeting of the Petroleum Market Advisory Committee, a panel appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to provide advice to fuel regulators.
  The panel is studying policy changes to address the volatility in prices.
  California dr
  
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• Woman Shot And Killed In Citrus Heights

  08-02-2016 15:24
  
  CITRUS HEIGHTS (CBS13) – A woman was shot and killed at apartments in Citrus Heights just after midnight Monday.
  Around 12 a.m., police reportedly received multiple phone calls about a female who had been shot in the 12000 block of Fair Oaks Boulevard at the Montage Apartments. Police arrived at the scene and found a woman in her 40s with a gunshot wound to the upper body, according to a statement from the Citrus Heights Police Department.
  The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her id
  
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• Deputies investigate shooting death in Walnut Grove

  08-02-2016 14:47
  
  Deputies are investigating a shooting that left one man dead in Walnut Grove.
  
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• Simple Savings: Three Ways To Put Away An Extra $1,300 A Year

  08-02-2016 08:31
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It might surprise you how many people aren’t saving money, but it’s also surprising how easy it is to sock money away and how quickly it can add up.
  In recent years, politicians have touted America’s economic recovery, but that’s not the case for Kevin Ford, who is looking for work, or Jennifer Hensley, a school crossing guard with a 7-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl.
  Most middle-income Americans haven’t seen a significant pay raise in
  
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• With Golden 1 Center, Sacramento City Leaders Have Eyes On 2019 NBA All-Star Game

  08-02-2016 08:20
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The location of Super Bowl 50 has many Sacramento city leaders pitching the city for another big sporting event—the 2019 NBA All-Star Game.
  “I think there’s some opportunity in Sacramento once the Golden 1 Center is completed and open,” said Mike Testa with the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau.
  The Golden 1 Center will be opening its doors this fall as the new home of the Sacramento Kings.
  “When you have a new facility for any spo
  
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• Lucky Few Sacramento Businesses Get In On The Super Bowl Action

  08-02-2016 08:17
  
  SANTA CLARA (CBS13) – As fans soaked in the flavor of Super Bowl 50, Andrew Blaskovich basked in the glory of his Gold Ticket moment.
  His Drewski’s, a Sacramento-based food truck, was one of just three chosen to offer big game grub for the biggest game of all.
  “And they called us and I’m shocked. It’s such an honor. You do something like this it’s like the biggest event of all time,” Blaskovich said. “We had crazy lines all day hopefully I’m
  
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• Call Kurtis: Stop Payments May Not Last Forever

  08-02-2016 08:07
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – When Deborah Moore bought end tables from a consignment shop three years ago, she says the owner claimed he lost her check. She put a stop payment on it and wrote him another one. Then, years later she got a surprise.
  “I went whoa, this is not right,” she recalls. “This is not balancing,” referring to her checkbook.
  Wells Fargo cashed that very check she paid $31 not to cash.
  “The stop payment did me no good,” she said.
  Turns out a st
  
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• Elk Grove California Family Fitness Members Forced To Use Portable Toilets

  08-02-2016 07:53
  
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Members of a California Family Fitness have been forced to use portable toilets and sinks instead of bathrooms after what management is calling mechanical problems.
  The Elk Grove location is now offering an outdoor family experience, as the portable toilets have temporarily replaced bathrooms. The drinking fountains are off limits.
  An anonymous gym member snapped pictures of the situation before cutting her workout short.
  Management says the issue comes from mechanical
  
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• Teachers Cry Foul After Natomas School District Posts List Of Demands

  08-02-2016 07:48
  
  By Kelly Ryan
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A local school district’s struggle to get qualified teachers teaching has taken a nasty turn.
  The latest round of negotiations between Natomas Unified and its teachers is leaving parents concerned over what the district is saying about the teacher’s demands.
  Parents say what the district is describing is frightening, but teachers say the district isn’t being truthful.
  “It makes absolutely no sense,” a parent said.
  That’
  
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• Modesto Broncos Fan Celebrates With Family Who Drove Down From Denver

  08-02-2016 06:24
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Not everybody was able to make it to Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium, but a lucky Modesto fan felt like she was there thanks to her family.
  It was an exciting night at the Del Toro home on Sunday as many members of the family drove more than 1,000 miles from from Denver to watch their team win as a family.
  There were about 40 people with their own chants and cheers. They could be heard all the way down the street and they were pumped to see the Denver Broncos play.
  
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• Bicyclist dies after being hit by car in Sacramento

  08-02-2016 05:58
  
  A bicyclist is dead after a car hit him on Sunday night, the Sacramento Police Department said.
  
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• California High-Speed Rail Project Back In Court As Delays Mount

  08-02-2016 05:16
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California voters embraced the idea of building the nation’s first real high-speed rail system, which promised to whisk travelers from San Francisco to Los Angeles in under three hours, a trip that can take six hours or more by car. Eight years after they approved funding for it, construction is years behind schedule and legal, financial and logistical delays plague the $68 billion project.
  The bullet train’s timeline, funding and speed estimates are b
  
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• $1.82: National Gas Prices Drop 8 Cents In 2 Weeks

  08-02-2016 05:13
  
  CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) – The average price of gasoline has dropped 8 cents over the past two weeks, to $1.82 a gallon.
  Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the price is 37 cents per gallon under its year-ago point.
  Lundberg says the price drop may continue if crude oil costs continue to slide.
  In the Lower 48 states, the highest average price of regular gasoline was $2.62 per gallon in Los Angeles. The lowest was $1.44 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
  The U.S. average diesel price is $2.13
  
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• Fatal Crash Closes Auburn Boulevard Near Watt Avenue

  08-02-2016 04:35
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Authorities are investigating a fatal crash in the Arden Arcade area Sunday evening.
  The incident is along Auburn Boulevard  near Watt Avenue.
  California Highway Patrol says they are helping with traffic control in the area. Auburn Boulevard between Watt and Morse Avenue is closed as authorities investigate.
  
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• Beyonce Announces 2016 Formation World Tour After Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show

  08-02-2016 02:58
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Beyonce is working overtime this weekend: After releasing a new song Saturday and performing at the Super Bowl on Sunday, she’s announced a new stadium tour.The Grammy-winning singer announced her 2016 Formation World Tour in a commercial after she performed at the halftime show with Bruno Mars and Coldplay. The tour will kick off April 27 in Miami and the diva will perform shows in North America and Europe. The tour wraps on July 31 in Brussels.
  Pre-sale t
  
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• West Sac shooting victim out of coma, recovering at home

  08-02-2016 02:39
  
  A 14-year-old West Sacramento girl is home from the hospital and recovering after a drive-by shooting left her brain-damaged and in a coma for six weeks.
  
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• 2 Dead In Marin City Baseball Bat Brawl

  08-02-2016 02:24
  
  MARIN CITY, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say two people were killed and one critically injured after an armed fight broke out among a group of people at a large apartment complex in Marin City, north of San Francisco.
  Marin County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Doug Pittman originally said at least three people had been killed Sunday morning in a melee involving people with bats and sticks.
  Pittman tells the San Francisco Chronicle (http://sfchron.cl/1mm6VT3 ) it’s unclear what st
  
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• At least 2 killed, 1 injured in fight at complex; bats used

  08-02-2016 00:51
  
  Authorities said two people were killed and one critically injured after an armed fight broke out among a group of people at a large apartment complex in Marin City, north of San Francisco.
  
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• Deputies bust large Modesto rooster fighting operation

  08-02-2016 00:25
  
  Deputies arrested one person and detained over 20 people after they located a rooster fighting operation in Modesto, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said.
  
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